This document discusses the introduction, definition, and necessity of labour legislation. It defines labour legislation as laws enacted by governments to provide economic and social justice for workers through regulations on wages, benefits, and working conditions. Labour laws are necessary to improve industrial relations, protect workers from exploitation, ensure fair wages and compensation, and promote healthy and safe working environments. The principles that guide labour legislation are social justice through equitable distribution of profits between employers and employees, social welfare and equality for workers, and supporting national economic growth.

1. Module:1
Dr. Satyabrata Patro
Lecturer, P.G. Dept. of I.R.&P.M.
Berhampur University

2. Labour Legislation: Introduction
& Definition
 Industrial legalizations are the laws enacted by the
Government to provide economic and social justice
to the workers in industries. Generally these laws
provide guidelines to the employers/industrialists in
dealing with the matters of wages, wage
incentives, facilitates for workers and the working
conditions of labour.
 According to Mr. V.V. Giri industrial legislation is “a
provision for equitable distribution of profits and
benefits emerging from industry, between
industrialists and workers and affording protection
to the workers against harmful effects to their
health safety and morality.”

3. Necessity and Importance of
Labour Law:
 Improves industrial relation i.e. employee-
employer relations and minimizes industrial
disputes.
 Prospects workers form exploitation by the
employers or management
 Helps workers in getting fair wages
 Minimizes labour unrest
 Reduces conflicts and strikes etc.
 Ensures job security for workers
 Promotes welcome environment conditions in the
industrial system
 Fixes rest pauses and work hours etc.
 Provides compensation to workers, who are
victims of accidents.

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Industrial legislations based upon the following
principles:
(1) Social Justice
(2) Social Equality/ Welfare
(3) National Economy
(1) Social justice:
The first step in establishing social justice is to
protect those who can’t protect themselves.
Industrial laws provide social justice to the workers
by ensuring suitable distribution of profits and
benefits among the employer and employees. It
also provides better working conditions in industry.

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(2) Social equality/welfare:
Another objective of labour law is to ensure social
welfare of workers. These laws help the employees
to improve their social status i.e. material and
morale of the workers by providing adequate
wages and safety measures, ensuring appropriate
working hours and health facilities.

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(3) National economy:
National economy is another guiding principle of
labour legislation. It ensures normal growth of
industry for the development of nation. It increases
the efficiency of workers and satisfies their needs.
Thus efficient industry finally contributes a lot to
improve national economy.
(4) International uniformity:
In attaining international uniformity International
Labour Organization (I.L.O.) has played an
important part. It aims at securing minimum
standard on uniform basis in respect of all labour
matters. Uniformity of standards can be maintained
only by enforcing various industrial laws.